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USER’S GUIDE
4. Rinse the individual components with distilled water.
5. Leave the parts to dry by evaporation or wipe them with a clean soft cloth or
lint-free tissue.
6. Lubricate the piston and reassemble the pipette according to the instructions
given in Chapter 14
on page 20).
Multichannel Models
The following components
only
can be immersed in a cleaning solution:
tip ejector,
ejector locks and ejector spacer.
1.
Remove the tip ejector and the ejector spacer (refer to Chapter 14
on page 20).
2. Immerse the tip ejector, ejector locks, and ejector spacer in the cleaning solution
or wipe them with a soft cloth or lint-free tissue impregnated with the cleaning
solution.
3. Rinse the components with distilled water.
4. Leave the parts to dry by evaporation or wipe them with a clean, soft cloth or
lint-free tissue.
5. Refit the tip ejector.
Decontamination
Autoclaving – Single Channel Models
However, after separation from the body, any of the following components of the
volumetric module may be autoclaved individually: tip ejector, connecting nut, tip
holders, pistons, and seals (except O-rings).
1.
Clean the parts to be autoclaved, especially the tip holders.
2. Put the parts in an autoclaving bag.
3. Autoclave for 20 minutes at 121°C and 0.1 MPa.
4. Check that the parts are dry before reassembling the pipette.
Set the pipette aside to stabilize at room temperature for at least 6 hours.
Chemical Decontamination – Single and
Multichannel Models
You may choose to decontaminate your pipette chemically, in accordance with your
own procedures. Whatever decontaminant you use, check that it is compatible with
the plastics used in the construction of the pipette (refer to page 22).
NOTICE
The body (handle) of the pipette is not autoclavable.
The specifications of the pipette should be checked after autoclaving/
disassembling.
NOTE
Please note that although the lower part of PIPETMAN M multichannel can
withstand a few autoclaving cycles, we do not recommend autoclaving it.
